''Nuvvante Naakishtam'' () is a 2005

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written, produced and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana. The film stars

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, Anu Mehta, Allari Naresh,

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, and Suman. In July 2005, with inclusion of Satyanarayana's sons Rajesh and Naresh, the film was reported as ''almost ready''. The movie is a remake of 2003 Kannada movie ''Neenandre Ishta'' starring Darshan.

Plot

When wealthy

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Yuvaraj (

) comes to a village seeking a bride for himself, he finds a suitable choice in Radha (

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). But it develops that she is in love with Devudu ( Allari Naresh), a man thought to be dead. This is because of her father who doesn't want his daughter to marry a poor guy. He sends Devudu for earning money with the inherent idea of getting rid of him in the city. Devudu survives and leaves Singapore in a ship for earning money. When Devudu returns, the questions arise, why was he thought to be dead, and was it because somebody wished him out of their way?

Cast

as Yuvaraj * Allari Naresh as Devudu * Anu Mehta as Radha *

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as Bindela Babu Rao *

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* Chandra Mohan *

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* Mallikharjuna Rao * M.S. Narayana *

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* Sangeetha * A.V.S. Subramanyam * Suman *

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(Cameo)

Soundtrack

Music composed by Koti and released on

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Reception

''Indian Movies'' found that as a confused

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seeking a wife Aryan Rajesh was okay but it was Allari Naresh as Anu Mehta's love Devudu, returned from presumed death, who "steals the show". They concluded that Anu's Radha "doesn't have much to do".

References

External links

''Nuvvante Naakistam''
at the

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